During his time were
discovered the tin and silver mines of Jawura which provided a source of wealth.
The kingdom grew prosperous. The ruler of Marwar, a Rathore, offered his
daughter in marriage to the heir apparent, Chanda. Lakha however, married the
princess himself on the understanding that the son of the Rathore princess would
succeed to the throne. The rightful heir, Chanda, accepted this condition. This
led to several years of Rathore domination which ended in tragedy.

The infant Mokul was declared king after Lakha, and his mother invited her
brother, Raja Rainmal of Marwar, a Rathore, to act as regent. Rainmal appointed
Rathores to all positions of importance. The queen realised that the freedom and
more so, the safety of her son were in jeopardy. She appealed to Chanda to come
to her aid. He had been living in voluntary exile, but returned to organise
resistance to Rathore domination. Raja Rainmal was finally killed by stratagem.
A young woman gave the elderly regent a drink and then tied him to his bed with
his own turban. He was surprised by his enemies and killed. His son Jodha fled
and, having made peace with Mewar, established his capital at Jodhpur.